Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07

Junior class of Bates College, have been ee.
iecfed to contend for the seveuty-nve dollar
prize, given for the best original defamation.
Cuts, Mics Frost, Oakea, Parker, Miss Pink.
ham, Smith, Snow, Tibbetts, Tinker, Town.
send, Wallace. and Woodrow. Their exerci,es
occur Monday evening of commencement
week. A ten dollar prize Vas given to ]. a.
johnson - the best of those Who we're not
selected for the public parts.
The Maine Commercial Traveller Associa.
ton will have fat time in the last DAYS of
June aud the first of July in Vermont and
Ticonderoga- Col 0sgood has the Lewiston
arrangements in charge. In the party will
be Congressman Reed and other we'll know
gentlemen. Chambers Band will accompany
the excursion which will include prominen,
commercial and public men from al! Maine.
The best part of the party. however, will be
the ladies.-Leriston Journal.
ARoosrooK.
The Aroostook Republican calls attention
to the fact that about forty million feet O,
Aroostook lumber will go to New Brunswick.
his year, to be worked up and returned "a
the United States free from duty. This lum
Der is all cut by Canadian operators. who hire
Province men and bring their own teams, and
b rdly a dollars benefit . received by the
county for the despallation of its magnifcen,
virgin forests. The Republican thinks q
stop ought to be made to this kind of bust
ness: The lumber ought to be manufactured
in Msine by Maine workmen, and then
brought to market by way of the short line sc
many A.oostook people are hoping for
Journal.
Amssa Howe, of Fort Fairfield, has jus,
placed in his single mill q fift-en-light cleo.
trio machine of the Kimball & Davis pattern
Mr. Davis has been in town looking after the
electric machine at Stevens mill and both
are nos in good running order. Mr. Howe
thinks thinks he has material enough to rur
night and day crews throughout the entire
year. The riff, is coming down quite fast and
will be all in by the tenth of June The
Board of Health are having the rubbi
brushed up around the buildings, and thoss
now coming in can get good breath of fresh
air.
CUMBERLAND.
Gray correspondents to the Press writes
The corn canning buildings of H. F. Webt
& Co, of Portland, are about completed. One
OF the buildings is 35x90 feet, the other rs,
40. second story is placed on one end OF
the large building for the purpose of making
cans. The company commenced making
cans Thursday, the I'd, and will make large
quantity. They have about 200 acres con
tracted for to be planted with corn for them.
There has also been about so acres previous "
contracted for in New Gloucester and Cum
berland. The farmers are also giving some
attention to the planting of yellow corn, az
the crop is found to be a profitable ONE
The selectmen and trustees of the Pennel
Institute met Thursday afternoon and organ.
lied by the choice of Hon. NJ. p. Frank o,
Portland. president, and ThOs. Hancock sec
rotary. The Institute closed a successful
term May 27th. There were about 100 schol
ars in attendance through the term. The
teachers were Lee B. Hunt, Miss Bickford
and Miss Brown. apparatus and a library
will be purchased and efforts made to have i
first class school.
HANCOCK.
August 25th is the dav set for the Bar Har
Dor races. and $1,000 is to be given in prizes
Yachts of all the prominent clubs along tn,
Atlantic coast will participate. The course
will be triangular one of about thirty miles
outside, starting from an imaginary line
drawn from flag buoy of the town of Bal
Harbor, to the Judges's boat, thence to an,
around flag buoy located one mile due south
of Bakers Island light, thence to and arount
Schoodic whistling buoy (channeD, thence t
the place of starting. This course will b.
reversed if the direction of the wind render.
it necessary. The rules as to Measurement
time allowances, etc, will be those of tn,
New York yacht club The time limit within
which all yachts will be required to complet,
the course will be seven hours. Circular.
containing full particulars will be issued a
an early date
Society at Bar Harbor this summer will bt
enlivened by the presence of Secretary Whit
ney, from Washington, says the Mount Deser
Herald. We learn that he has taken the
Burton Harrison cottage. "The Sea Urchins,
on Eden street for the season. Among tn,
other distinguished cottagers this year we are
TO have Mayor Hewitt. of New York, anC
ex-Mavor Cooper, of the same city. They
will occupy the residence of the late Samue
f. Lyon. "Edenfed," Duck Brook.
1t is reported that Boston parties have pur
chased the steamer "Circe" to run between
Isle au Haut and Green's Landing, Deer Isle
and to carry excursions from the Club House
She will he commanded by Capt c. r Cha
pin Capt Ezra Turner has left his vesse
in charge of his son George to take command
of the steamer "Arcsda" to run from tn,
Tourists Home to Green's Landing three
times a week Samuel K Robinson, abou
so years old, who was living on board his boa
here and lobstering, was found dead in hi,
berth. last Monday morning, by tis brother
1t was supposed his death WAS caused by the
bursting of blood vessel in his head.
The lobster packing establishment at Pros
pect Harbor, under Alfred Hamiltons man
agement, is doing lively business. Forty
eight hands are employed, and over 100, 00(
No nd nf oh d,v1o aaE ovr
%, 900 caus packed. He expects to pack thi'
year a large quantity of mackerel and blue
berries, having one contract for $4,000 can
of berries.
KENNEBEc.
The Hallowell Register understands tina
Gen. Geo. H. Nye has offered the entir,
cotton mill property for $55, 900. 1t may b,
that a syndicate of gentlemen will see theil
way to buy and operate. The property il
placed at very low figure.
o. H. Trip. civil engineer OF Rockland
will begin work on the Camden and Rocklant
railroad, this week Mrs. Carrie Burpe,
Shaw gave one of her fine concerts in Far
we'll Hall, last Thursday evening The Off
GERS elect of Edwin Libby Relief Corps were
installed Thursday evening, by Mrs
Benjamin Williams of this city, vice-presi
dent of the State Relief Corps.-The Rock
land police have made big seizures of liquo
lstely.-The two-year old daughter of Wesle,
Lewis of Rocklsnd, drank the contents of
bottle of cough bslsam, Saturday morning
and lies in q comatose condition. Th
chances are against recovery.
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